Marcopolis presents the Saudi Arabia Report focused on the investments, doing business, economy and other topics featuring interviews with key executives. The sectors under review in this issue are industry, real-estate, ICT, investments, banking sector, telecom sector and many more.

Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal

According to Forbes, Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal has an estimated net worth of $23.1 billion. The Saudi business magnate, investor, and member of the Saudi royal family was chosen as Marcopolis’ #3 most powerful and influential businessman in the country.

Al-Waleed earned his Bachelor of Science in business administration from Menlo College in the US.

He went on to receive his Masters degree in Social Science from Syracuse University.

As the founder, CEO, and 95% owner of the Kingdom Holding Company, Al-Waleed is involved in sectors across the economy. Some of these sectors include, banking, hospitality, media, entertainment, retail, agriculture, chemicals, technology, and real estate.

Furthermore, he has the second largest share in 21st Century Fox, is the largest individual shareholder in Citigroup, and owns the Four Seasons Hotel George V and Plaza Hotel in Paris.

Prince Al-Waleed is an active humanitarian. Much of his philanthropic endeavors are not only a way to directly support a cause, but to indirectly bridge the gap between Western and Islamic Societies. He has financed many centers of American studies in the Middle East, as well as many Islamic studies in Western universities. Al-Waleed has also donated to scholarship funds, natural disaster reliefs, and feminist causes, such as funding the training of Hanandi Zakaria Al-Hindi to become the first Saudi woman commercial airline pilot.

The notorious Prince owns stakes in private and public companies all around the world, including the US, Middle East, and Europe. The business mogul has been compared to Warren Buffet, an American business tycoon, because of many his entrepreneurial endeavors.